Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-04
MINNESOTA 4 LEGISLATURE.
Synopsis Of the Proceedings Of the Senate an;
% - House. "


IN THE SENATE
Senator Wards resolution locating the
state capitol on the state experimental farm
was laid over and then ,reconsidered,
amended and referred back to him.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Fixing the patrol limits OF Minneapolis; au-
thorlz1ng Ramsey county to issue certificates for
JAIL relating to the school board OF the city Of
saltwater: relating TO the village OF Pine City;
to incorporate East Grand Fords: relating to the
county commissioners OF Freeborn county; to
vent the catching of fish in Round Lake. lie
Sueur county: relating to the cal ching of fish in
Stearns, ,Meeker and Wright counties: authorizing
LITTLE Fails, Morrison county, to issue bonds:
the peace in St. Paul: relating to commits sioner
districts in Waseca; relating to school districts
In olmsted county: relatins to the board Of edu-
cation OF Northf1eid; relating to the village of
Candy, Yellow Medicine county; to change the
name OF the Jackson Street M. E. church. ST.
Paul, to Central Park NJ. E. church: relating to
the compensation OF county commissioners in
Hennepiu county; to amend the act incorporate
ing Nor6hheld: to legalize certain records Of Big
Stone county
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Removal Of Canada thistles: relating to the
support OF fire departments; relating to the
sheriff Of SCOTT county; reimbursing Anton
Roeck; approprlating money for the deaf. dumb
and blind asylum: joint memorial to congress to
abolish the tariff on lumber; to prevent compe-
tition of prison with artisan labor; publication
OF legal notices; to provide for notice Of redemp
t1on: to perpetuate testimony OF witnesses:
district: relating to state public schools; relat-
Ing to normal schools: creating police commits
sion in Minneapolis.
IN THE HOUSE.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
-Anpropriating money for a normal school at
bonds: appropriation for state school for de-
pendent children: relating to commissioner of
st. Louis county; amending the charter of the
village Of Morris; amending Laws 1878 reat-
ing to corporations: authorizing village of New
Prague TO issue bonds: establishing dock line
in st. Louis bay: fixing salary OF judge OF pro-
fish in Steele county: amending general statutes
relating to trustees for insane hospital:
mortal to congress in relation to an additional
bounty: fixing the compensation Of county at
torney and judge Of probate in Beltrami county;
legaliziDg votes in school district in Carver
county; amending statut tes relating to partition
fences; authorizing issue Of bonds by Wabasha
school district; authorizing issue Of bonds for
fire department in Brown county; changing the
name OF Lyc lake, Otter Tail county. to Cuicagp
lake: authorizing Lake county to issue ST 1000
bonds for court house; relating TO Duluth mu-
nicipa1 court: authorizing Benton county to
issue bonds, and regulating the same; author
1zing Luverne, Rock county, to issue bonds.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Authorizing commissioners Of Polk county to
build a bridge a1 Red Lake Falls; providing for
the care OF insane women on the way 80 insane
Mos. AZ. 81 and rs and attaching to District No.
80 In Waseca county; amending chapter GS,
Special Laws 1881, relating to the creation Of
special school districts: amend ng an act 1ncor-
poratlng the village of Litchfeld; relating to
the commissioner districts of Waseca county;
relating to the organization of Eoard Of pork
the boundaries Of the city of Duluth: Regulat-
ing the catching Of fish in Lake Madison:
amending and consolidating acts relating to
board Of + education Of St. Paul; authorizing vii
a do >ria inn
$4,000 for making repairs on the capitol build
ing.
THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS.
The following bills ON the calendar were
read third time and passed:
Regulating salaries Of the treasurers and
auditors when unorganiZed counties at
tached: conpensations OF auditors and treasu-
rers of counties where unorganZed counties are
attached: providing for collection of taxes in
unorKanized counties: jurisdiction of justices
of the peace: taxing telegraph companies; pub
llcation OF constitutional amendments: amend
ing General Statutes of 1873 relating to salaries
and physici"ns in certain cases: highway cross
ings on railways; to prevent fraud in sale OF
dairy products.
The senate spent nearly the whole day
discussing the Senate railroad bill but
without result.
The senate Judiciary committee has recon-
false issue Of railroad stock; the bill regulating
the proceeding OF railroad companies desiring
to increase their stock, and the bill lesaiizing
the action OF the village council Of WOrthlng.
ton in vacating alleys.
Senator SIMPSONS boiler inspection bill pro-
Vldes for three state inspectors. to be appointed
by the governor, who shall be boilermak kers of
not less than fifteen years experience. The fees
for inspection shall be IS Tor boilers and S. ad
dtional for each connected boiler. The hulls Of
steamers are to be inspected at So each All
fees collected by the inspectors to be equally
divided among them after expenses are paid.
HOUSE.
In the house Williams bill reducing rail-
road rates 20 per cent was passed after
hot fight.
HtUSE BILLS PASSED.
Providing for relief of Henry Bohn: author
lzing commissioners OF Hennepin county to
make plats for auditors office; amending char
ter of LIE Sueur: fixing compensation judges
low for election contest expenses: authorizing
city Of Minneapolis to take portion OF Layman's
cemetery forstreet purposes: providing for eec-
t,on OF justices Of the peace in Minneapolis: pro-
viding stenographer for Hennepin county cour.:
authorizing commissioners uf HenneDin county
to pay for service and return OF deinquen. tax
tax tor Improvement OF St. Paul and Shakopee
road: authorizing city OF st. Paul TO issrc ccr-
Il titicates for Improvement Of st. Paul and
shakopee road; amending Special Laws 1851,
relating to village of Wadena; providing for 20
per cent reduction Of freight rates.
The Ramsey county delegation introduced
a bill in the house yesterday authorizing the
common council Of St. Paul to issue bonds
to the amount of So, 100000 for the pur-
pose of building state capitol. The bill
provides chat the bonds are to run thirty
years and are to draw not to exceed 5 per
cent interest The bill was given it's first
reading ard placed on general orders.
SENATE.
The senate very promptly passed the rail-
road bill recommended in committee of the
whole the day before There were only two
dissenting voJes-Hixon and Shields Thirty
nine senators voted for the bill. Mr.. Ives
tried to have the bill amended so as to leave
it to the discretion OF the commissioners to
compel the railroads to comply with the law
in cases Of complaint by private parties. but
it was lost motion to refer the bill to a
special committee of Ives, Pope and Edwards
was lost Mr. Hixon explained his vote by
saying that while he thought there were
many good feature in the bill, he was op-
posed to the clauses allowing free passes
Something of tight was made in the sem
ate yesterday on the bill to allow druggists
to sell liquor: The opponents of the bin
included many gentlemen who opposed high
license while those who advocated it were
high license men, with few exceptions The
opponents Of the bill claimed that it was
simply opening the doors of saloons under
the guise of drug stores. Mr.. Child offered
an amendment TO strike out the enacting
clause, but it was lost-8 to 20. The bill
was then recommended to pass.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Relating to the construction OF sewers in St..
Paul; raising thu sry Of the stenographic re-
porter uf the, a.~,r.ct court OF Ramsey county
from So 500 to &5,oUO: relating TO the construc-
ton Of buildings in St. Paul aud to insure
safety: to authorize Duluth to issue bonds 20
build a court house.
HOUSE.
The appropriation bill for the ensuing
two yeals was senG to the house from
the finance committee last evening. The
bull provides for $7Os. O2O 80. divided as
follows: For 1857. $253. no 80; for 1888
$162. 100: for 1889. 5000 The pEin-